Aşk-ı Memnu (English: Forbidden Love) is a Turkish romantic drama Fernsehen series produced Von Ay Yapım Productions and originally broadcasting Von Kanal D between 2008 and 2010. It has been adapted from Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil's novel Aşk-ı Memnu, but takes place in the modern Tag instead of the novel's late 19th-century setting.
Story
Rich widower Adnan Ziyagil lives in a Konak (a type of mansion) on the ufer of Istanbul's bosporus strait with his two children Nihal and Bülent, Playboy Behlül, who is a distant relative, and the children’s nanny Deniz. When Adnan meets Bihter, a much younger woman, he suddenly falls in Liebe with her. Bihter is also a socialite couple’s daughter and agrees to marry him thinking this as a form of revenge against her mother Firdevs who fancies Adnan. Despite opposition from Adnan's children and Firdevs, the marriage goes ahead. But then Bihter and Behlül start an affair which will have far reaching effects.
The series has also been broadcast in Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia Slovenia and Iran. It will also be broadcast in Greece.
International broadcasts
Bulgaria - as Забраненият плод on bTV (Bulgaria) - 20:00, 21:00 ч.
Croatia - as Strasti Orijenta on Doma TV
Pan-Arab States - as العشق الممنوع on Middle East Broadcasting Center
Romania - as Iubire ascunsă on Kanal D Romania.
Serbia - as Zabranjeno voće on Prva Srpska Televizija.
Slovenia - as Prepovedana ljubezen on PopTV.
Indonesia - as Forbidden Liebe on MNCTV
Malaysia - as Forbidden Liebe on RTM TV2
Singapore - as Forbidden Liebe on MediaCorp TV12 okto
Hong Kong - as 慧眼 on TVB Pearl
Republic of China - as 慧眼 on Public Fernsehen Service
Greece - on ANT1 (soon)
Morroco - as العشق الممنوع' on '2M TV'
Cast
Main characters
Name Actor/actress Starring seasons Episode count Description
Bihter Yöreoğlu Beren Saat 1, 2 79 Daughter of Firdevs, Adnan's wife, in Liebe with Behlül
Behlül Haznedar Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ 1, 2 79 Distant relative of Adnan, in Liebe with Bihter
Firdevs Yöreoğlu Nebahat Çehre 1, 2 79 Bihter & Peyker's mother
Adnan Ziyagil Selçuk Yöntem 1, 2 79 Bihter's husband, Nihal & Bulent's father
Nihal Ziyagil Hazal Kaya 1, 2 79 Adnan's daughter, in Liebe with Behlül
Bülent Ziyagil Batuhan Karacakaya 1, 2 79 Adnan's son
Deniz Decourton (Mademoiselle) Zerrin Tekindor 1, 2 79 Nihal & Bulent's nanny, in Liebe with Adnan
Peyker Yöreoğlu Nur Aysan 1, 2 79 Daughter of Firdevs, Nihat's wife, Behlül's ex-girlfriend
Nihat Önal İlker Kızmaz 1, 2 79 Peyker's husband
Supporting characters
Name Actor/actress Starring seasons Recurring seasons Episode count Description
Katya Melinkov Ufuk Kaplan 1, 2 — 79 Firdevs' servant
Hilmi Önal Recep Aktuğ 1, 2 — 79
Aynur Önal Zerrin Nişancı 1, 2 — 79
Beşir Elçi Baran Akbulut 1, 2 — 79 Servant of Ziyagil family, in Liebe with Nihal
Süleyman Efendi Rana Cabbar 1, 2 — 75 Chef of Ziyagil family, Şayeste's husband, Cemile's father
Şayeste Efendi Fatma Karanfil 1, 2 — 79 Servant of Ziyagil family, Süleyman's wife, Cemile's mother
Nesrin Evren Duyal 1, 2 — 79 Servant of Ziyagil family
Cemile Efendi Pelin Ermiş 1, 2 — 79 Servant of Ziyagil family, son of Süleyman & Şayeste
Elif Eda Özerkan 1, 2 — 29 in Liebe with Behlül
Sevil Gülizar Irmak 1, 2 — 17
Ahsen Gülsen Tuncer 1, 2 — 79
Pelin Burcu Yasa 1, 2 1 5
Melih Yöreoğlu Münir Akça 1 1 2
Story
Rich widower Adnan Ziyagil lives in a Konak (a type of mansion) on the ufer of Istanbul's bosporus strait with his two children Nihal and Bülent, Playboy Behlül, who is a distant relative, and the children’s nanny Deniz. When Adnan meets Bihter, a much younger woman, he suddenly falls in Liebe with her. Bihter is also a socialite couple’s daughter and agrees to marry him thinking this as a form of revenge against her mother Firdevs who fancies Adnan. Despite opposition from Adnan's children and Firdevs, the marriage goes ahead. But then Bihter and Behlül start an affair which will have far reaching effects.
The series has also been broadcast in Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia Slovenia and Iran. It will also be broadcast in Greece.
International broadcasts
Bulgaria - as Забраненият плод on bTV (Bulgaria) - 20:00, 21:00 ч.
Croatia - as Strasti Orijenta on Doma TV
Pan-Arab States - as العشق الممنوع on Middle East Broadcasting Center
Romania - as Iubire ascunsă on Kanal D Romania.
Serbia - as Zabranjeno voće on Prva Srpska Televizija.
Slovenia - as Prepovedana ljubezen on PopTV.
Indonesia - as Forbidden Liebe on MNCTV
Malaysia - as Forbidden Liebe on RTM TV2
Singapore - as Forbidden Liebe on MediaCorp TV12 okto
Hong Kong - as 慧眼 on TVB Pearl
Republic of China - as 慧眼 on Public Fernsehen Service
Greece - on ANT1 (soon)
Morroco - as العشق الممنوع' on '2M TV'
Cast
Main characters
Name Actor/actress Starring seasons Episode count Description
Bihter Yöreoğlu Beren Saat 1, 2 79 Daughter of Firdevs, Adnan's wife, in Liebe with Behlül
Behlül Haznedar Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ 1, 2 79 Distant relative of Adnan, in Liebe with Bihter
Firdevs Yöreoğlu Nebahat Çehre 1, 2 79 Bihter & Peyker's mother
Adnan Ziyagil Selçuk Yöntem 1, 2 79 Bihter's husband, Nihal & Bulent's father
Nihal Ziyagil Hazal Kaya 1, 2 79 Adnan's daughter, in Liebe with Behlül
Bülent Ziyagil Batuhan Karacakaya 1, 2 79 Adnan's son
Deniz Decourton (Mademoiselle) Zerrin Tekindor 1, 2 79 Nihal & Bulent's nanny, in Liebe with Adnan
Peyker Yöreoğlu Nur Aysan 1, 2 79 Daughter of Firdevs, Nihat's wife, Behlül's ex-girlfriend
Nihat Önal İlker Kızmaz 1, 2 79 Peyker's husband
Supporting characters
Name Actor/actress Starring seasons Recurring seasons Episode count Description
Katya Melinkov Ufuk Kaplan 1, 2 — 79 Firdevs' servant
Hilmi Önal Recep Aktuğ 1, 2 — 79
Aynur Önal Zerrin Nişancı 1, 2 — 79
Beşir Elçi Baran Akbulut 1, 2 — 79 Servant of Ziyagil family, in Liebe with Nihal
Süleyman Efendi Rana Cabbar 1, 2 — 75 Chef of Ziyagil family, Şayeste's husband, Cemile's father
Şayeste Efendi Fatma Karanfil 1, 2 — 79 Servant of Ziyagil family, Süleyman's wife, Cemile's mother
Nesrin Evren Duyal 1, 2 — 79 Servant of Ziyagil family
Cemile Efendi Pelin Ermiş 1, 2 — 79 Servant of Ziyagil family, son of Süleyman & Şayeste
Elif Eda Özerkan 1, 2 — 29 in Liebe with Behlül
Sevil Gülizar Irmak 1, 2 — 17
Ahsen Gülsen Tuncer 1, 2 — 79
Pelin Burcu Yasa 1, 2 1 5
Melih Yöreoğlu Münir Akça 1 1 2